Today's Opinions

The good old U.S.A. loves war. It proliferates war. It has always loved war. It loves killing, maiming, injuring, and incapacitating human beings, including it’s own citizens. This government loves war.

Over the last couple of weeks I have to confess that I’ve developed a serious addiction.

I used to be someone who wakes up in the morning to check the daily news headlines and have a bowl of cereal. But lately, I have to indulge this addiction first. In fact, I indulge almost any moment I can steal away from work or anything else I happen to be doing at the time.

In my defense, I don’t think this is a terribly bad addiction. Except of course, that this new addiction simply adds to a prior addiction I already had.

It bothers me to learn that there isn’t any money to build a new incinerator to dispose of dead animals. Seems to me that those who respect humane treatment of animals (dead or alive) would also be concerned.

I would encourage the city to aggressively request and seek funding for this project. I appreciate Councilwoman Tonita Gurule-Giron’s concern and hope others will also express their thoughts. Quality of life does not only apply to humans, and a community that doesn’t accommodate the needs of all creatures

We the coaches of the Las Vegas Little League 10-11 year old boys All Star team would like to thank the following businesses who contributed monetary donations for our travel expenses to the district tournament in Taos.

While we’re usually glad to defer to the wisdom of the voters, in the case of Jerome Block Jr. we must say that he never should have been elected in the first place. Northern New Mexico did a disservice to itself by choosing him to represent District 3 on the Public Regulation Commission.

Remember those looping, joined-up letters that for centuries have stood as signs of education and sophistication? We used to call that bit of artistry penmanship, or, so as not to offend anyone, let’s call it “penpersonship.”

Standard & Poor’s lowering of the United States’ credit rating for the first time in history is a sign that America is in decline. The reasons are obviously economic, blatantly political and, to an extent, voluntary.

Of course, it doesn’t have to be that way.

The consequences of the S&P downgrade will be higher interest rates, which will result in direct hits to the housing market and new car sales.